Winter home dialogues (5)

HE
We can put three people on the couch

SHE
The couch is lower than a dinner chair.

HE
So?

SHE
You are embarrassed to serve your guests wine for less than fifteen euros a bottle, but you don’t mind seating them on a couch?

HE
It’s an easy solution. We don’t have eight chairs.

SHE
Why don’t we buy some foldable ones? They are cheaper than a bottle of wine.

HE
It’s not about the money.

SHE
Then what is it? You have principles
regarding foldable chairs?

HE
Why do you always need to argue?

SHE
You mean: why don’t I just agree with you to make
your life more simple?

HE
Exactly!

SHE
Well, I guess that’s sort of a principle of mine,
to only agree with someone when I really do.

HE
We can buy two chairs and seat two people on the couch. How about that?

SHE
You’re negotiating now. Good. It seems like a fair offer.
I accept.

HE
It was a stupid idea to have eight people over for dinner.

SHE
I agree.

(We were both proven wrong, though, as we ended up having a great evening.)